Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-12

Mr. Noble said he had voted "NO "
on the question.
wEEN THE CHAIR ACTS.
Mr. Crump said this matter had been
mentioned to him by Mr. Chappell a
few days ago, and he lad told him he
would consider it. 1t made no differ
ence to him whether he WAS in mi
nority Of seven or a majority of seventy.
He had never known a precedent for
such a case as this. There was no diff
ferehce between a majority and two
thirds vote. Whenever the Chair is
satisfied that a resolution is carried and
so announces himself, then that resOlu-
tiOn is carried.
Mr.. Bahen stated that he had voted
" No"
NEw QUESTION.
Mr.. Chappell said he thought it I'M
fair for Messrs. Page and Otley, who
were not present at the last meeting, to
vote on this question.
Mr.. Otley said that he was much sur
priscd at the remark just made. When
bad he been disfranchised? He would
ike to know. He was n member OF
the body, and he intended to vote.
This whole business had been cut and
dried by outside Parties-by parties
who had more interest in the City Hall
than members Of the Board. He wish
ed TO soy why he was absent.
DENOUNCED AS 4 FORGERY.
Mr.. Otley said that at the last meet
ing, late in the afternoon on Monday,
the regular monthly meeting OF the
Board, he received a telegram from
Washington bearing the name Of q
party with whom he had at times con
siderable business, and it being so
urgent be left, as requested, on the
evening train. On the next day the
party was seen by him, and he at once
denounced the telegram as a forgery,
and we took steps to find out. through
the proper channels by what office the
message was forwarded to see if they
could identify the Gender We found
out enough to satisfy us that the tele-
pram wos written in Richmond and for
varGed bymail TO Washington and from
there Transmitted by wire to Richmond.
The party whose name was forged IS
anxious TO know the forger, and Mr..
Otlcy offers arcward for the conviction
Of the party.
Mr. Chappcll desired to know OF Mr..
Otlcy if he thought he was party to
the telegram, to which Mr.. Otley re-
piled that he regarded him an hon
orable gentleman and too honest to be
q party 20 any such tricks. He had
pretty well traced the forgery, and it
was bred and born 10y the same gang
who were attempting TO breed dis
satisfaction in all the city departments
and who are themselves too triiling to
work anything but their ycnomons
tongues.
THE RECORDS INUOLABLF.
Mr.. Page said his part in the matter
before the Board was only that OF the
inviolability of the records. which hc
did not believe could he changed.
A vote was then taken and the resO-
luton of Mr. Chappcll was lost, as fol-
lows:
| Ayrs.-Nessrs. AGsms. Bahen, Bland. Chap
! rcl. Hin. Murphy. NOblc. AMI Snead-s.
| N0Ee.-Gcs-rs. CrenshaH. Crump, Davis
| Dirker-on, Hargrovc Ouey. Page and Bass
The minutes Of the preceding mcot
ing were then signed by President
BASS.
THE REoOLrrION.
The resolution which provoked the
discussion is rs follows:
Be II rcs0ircd M the C0rRo1 Of H'
ciiy of Eichm00d Che Board Oh Alder
men concuning). That tits the sensa OF
this body that section OF chapter lOe
Of the City Ordinances, concerning
new Civ Hall. means that the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings has su
irene direction of the building OF d
new City Hall, and subject to their in
stmctions the City Engineer has contro
of the construction OF the building
This was adopted 10y the Common
Council June 9Th, and laid on the table
in the Board on the 18th.
At present the City Engineer has the
direction OF the work, but his acts are
subject to the approval or dlsapprovs
Of the Council Committee, and ms ap
Iomtments to confirmation or rejection
| iy the same body.
THE MAYOR AND THE JUDGr.
The following communication from
| N!nyor Darlington was read:
| MAYOR OFFICE, I
EIcHMoND. Va, July II, 1851 \
10 the Honorajjc Ncm5crs of the ON
CoWcH:
Gcntlemcn.-l deem it my duty t,
rcror that Hon. Thomas ). Atkins
Judge ofthe Hastings Ceurtofthis city
has issued an order closing CapltO
street 10y tying ropes across 1t betweel
Ninth and Tenth streets each day du
fing the session of his court.
This is in direct violation of the city
ordinance and in express violation o
your Judgment and wishes as indicated
! hv your repeal Of the resolutions nj
loving the streets to be thus closed
even ior few days, where the life OF 4
citizen is involved and the fact ccrtiie,
to by an attending physician.
Surely if the life OF citizen doe
not Justify the closing Of street 70
a few days the mere comfort and con
veniencc of Judge and his court can
not Justify such privilege for a create
part Of the year.
The fewcr the vehicles that pass t
disturb the Court the less reason ther
is for closing the street the more vein
cles that pass the greater proof there
that the street is needed for transporta
ton and travel, and the greater tn
wrong done 10y the obstruction.
Iregard tins action as discourtes.
to and contempt Of the city, and espe
cially so in view of the fact that th
order was entered without the common
courtesy of q request to sbate the 10
convenience to the Court, or the rlgh
and Justice of a hearing guaranteed I
every human by the law when accused o
an offence.
This case OF itself might not amoun
to much, but it is precedent whlc
should not be allowed to 20 uncon
tested. because if this Judge has a righ
TO close this street he would have tn
right to close Broad street between TN
same streets for the same reasons il
defiance of your rights and your orlI
nances, and the other Judges OF tn
other courts won have the same right
10 close the other streets on whlc
, Al. Iouot,I aud fhu